Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 May 2026 | Chiara Galiffa Cabinet member | Latest developments in EU-US relations | SRC |
| 08 Dec 2025 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | Upcoming medical devices regulation (MDR) review | — |
| 08 Dec 2025 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | Upcoming medical devices regulation (MDR) review | SRC |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | Medical device review | — |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | Medical device review | SRC |
| 02 Oct 2025 | Jana Dabbelt Cabinet member | All pressing portfolio topics | — |
| 02 Oct 2025 | Jana Dabbelt Cabinet member | All pressing portfolio topics | SRC |
| 02 Oct 2025 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | All pressing portfolio topics | SRC |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Chiara Galiffa Cabinet member | EU-US trade | SRC |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Matthias Jorgensen Head of Unit | Transatlantic trade relations in the second Trump administration. | SRC |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Sabine Weyand Director-General | Transatlantic trade relations in the second Trump administration. | SRC |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Sabine Weyand Director-General | Transatlantic trade relations in the second Trump administration. | — |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Matthias Jorgensen Head of Unit | Transatlantic trade relations in the second Trump administration. | — |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Chiara Galiffa Cabinet member | EU-US trade | — |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Ioan-Dragos Tudorache Cabinet member | Policies to improve EU’s business environment and competitiveness, business concerns related to regulatory burdens, and key sectoral challenges. | SRC |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Ioan-Dragos Tudorache Cabinet member | Policies to improve EU’s business environment and competitiveness, business concerns related to regulatory burdens, and key sectoral challenges. | — |
| 05 Jun 2023 | Zaneta Vegnere Cabinet member | Trade & Technology Council, Global Steel and Aluminum Arrangement, Critical Minerals Agreement | — |
| 05 Jun 2023 | Zaneta Vegnere Cabinet member | Trade & Technology Council, Global Steel and Aluminum Arrangement, Critical Minerals Agreement | SRC |
| 07 Apr 2020 | Phil Hogan Commissioner | TRADE ISSUES | — |
| 07 Apr 2020 | Phil Hogan Commissioner | TRADE ISSUES | SRC |
| 18 Sept 2019 | Phil Hogan Commissioner | Agri Matters | SRC |
| 18 Sept 2019 | Phil Hogan Commissioner | Agri Matters | — |
| 17 Sept 2019 | Arunas Vinciunas Cabinet member | Medical devices | SRC |
| 17 Sept 2019 | Arunas Vinciunas Cabinet member | Medical devices | — |
Mission & Goals
Abbott is a global leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
EU Legislative Interests
Implementation of the IVD/MDR regulation, Food and Nutrition policy developments, Trade & regulatory agreements (EU-US, EU-China, Mercosur), Brexit negotiations, Data protection regulation & policy, AMR joint action, HTA joint action, Horizon Europe, Consumer protection regulation, Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, European Health Data Space, Artificial Intelligence Act, Data Act, Cyber Resilience Act, REACH revision
Communication Activities
Key areas of interest : Phamaceuticals, Medical Devices, Diagnostics, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Health, Nutritionals, Chronic diseases prevention and treatments, Innovation, Value-based healthcare, Research and Development, Sustainability, Trade and Tax, Intellectual Property, Consumer protection, Environment, Internal Market.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
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Organisation Members
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